Process Engineer

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The Process Engineer is responsible for the following in the manufacturing of engineered fluids:

• Adhering to plant safety requirements and promoting a positive safety culture.
• Developing, configuring and optimizing the engineering fluids production process.
• Assessing the production and materials handling processes, taking measurements and interpreting data.
• Designing, running, testing and improving systems and processes of engineered fluids.
• Developing best practices, routines and innovative solutions to improve production rates and quality of output to include product packaging.
• Managing cost and time constraints
• Performing risk assessments
• Provide process documentation and operating instructions • Use of CAD, process simulators and distributed control systems
• Working independently with a minimum level of supervision.

The Process Engineer must be a highly motivated, ambitious individual who embraces, demonstrates and promotes Halocarbon’s Core Values of Caring, Curiosity, Collaboration and Competitive Spirit. This person should be inquisitive with an investigative mindset, possess a natural intellectual curiosity and excellent interpersonal and communication skills. The individual should have a demonstrated track record of success and possess a strong desire to learn and grow professionally. They must be a team oriented leader with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all levels of the organization using excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Design, run, test and improve engineered fluids systems and processes.
• Analyze, develop, configure and optimize the engineering fluids production process
• Develop best practices, routines and innovative solutions to improve production rates and quality of output
• Provide process documentation and operating instructions
• Perform risk assessments
• Manage cost and time constraints
• Prepare designs, cost estimates, specifications, and equipment ordering on engineering projects
• Develop and lead engineering projects
• Scale up and debottleneck processes
• Ensure that potential EHS issues related to the process operator, the environment, the process and the product are eliminated or reduced to minimum levels.

Analytical Ability/Problem Solving/Technical skills

• Excellent technical and leadership skills with a continuous improvement mentality
• Hands-on, proactive, leads by example and is self-motivated with a high degree of honesty and integrity
• Must have excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
• Possess superior interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to present oneself with tact and diplomacy.
• Highly capable of working with and respecting people at all levels of the organization
• Adaptable and reacts positively to change
• Highly analytical with critical thinking skills
• Excellent organizational skills with a capacity to handle both large and small projects
• Strong self-awareness with an optimistic, high-energy, even-keeled personality

Level of Supervision Needed

• Ability to work without supervision.

Autonomy and Supervisory/Lead Responsibility

• Decisions require complex & analytical judgement to work independently toward general results, devise methods, modify/adapt standard procedures to meet different conditions, make decisions based on precedent & company policies.

Requirements:

Education and/or Experience

• B.S. Chemical engineering is required
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in plant operations/design
• Strong computer literacy including proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Experience with PHA’s is required

Safety/Essential Functions

• Commitment for a strong safety culture is a requirement. Leads by example.
• Must be able to enter a confined space through a manway while wearing self-contained breathing apparatus and use readily available fall protection equipment (current standard fall protection and rescue equipment is rated at 310 pounds).
• Must be capable of working in an environment where chemical odors may exist at permissible threshold limits of exposure.
• Must be able to evacuate the plant, reporting to appropriate assigned muster point, in the event of an emergency or drill.
• Must be physically fit and medically qualified to enter a vessel unaided and under his/her own control.
• Must be able to climb and descend stairs and ladders.
• Must be able to use equipment within its design limits.